Once in France, I saw the Mediterranean Sea, but the water scared me because of

A.during

B.when

C.while

A.though

B.before

C.while

D.as

There was once an ant that was very thirsty.

It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.

Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.

The ant drank the water, which saved its life.

The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.

“Why are you sad？” asked the ant.

“I’m the prisoner of a giant.” the girl told the ant. “ He won’t let me go until I’ve made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”

“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.

“I know,” the girl cried, “and if I haven’t finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”

“Don’t cry,” the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.

Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

1. What is an ant？

A. A small animal.

B. An insect.

C. A bird

. D. A giant.

2. When did the drop of water fall on the ant？

A. When it was looking for food.

B. When it saved the ant’s life.

C. When it was nearly dying.

D. When it looked up.

3. Why was the young girl crying？

A. Because of her sadness.

B. Because she saw the ant.

C. Because the giant would let her go.

D. Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do.

4. What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work？

A. He would eat her.

B. He would let her go.

C. He would take her away.

D. He would send her to prison.

5. Who or what saved the girl’s life？

A. The giant

B. The ant

C. The ant’s friends

D. Her tears

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much （1) a nice-looking wat

ch.He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.While the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took the watch out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in (2) seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man had already (3) among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, "Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir？" he said in a low voice,"I's only a hundred dollars."

"The young man doesn't know I saw him (4) the watch just now," he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend (5) a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, "You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together."

A.a few

B.disappeared

C.to get

D.took

E.stealing

There was once an ant that was very thirsty.有一只蚂蚁很渴。

It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.

Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.

The ant drank the water, which saved its life.

The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.

"Why are you sad？" asked the ant.

"I'm the prisoner of a giant." the girl told the ant. "He won't let me go until I've made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together."

"That will take you a month!" the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.

"I know," the girl cried, "and if I haven't finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!"

"Don't cry," the ant said, "my friends and I will help you."

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.

Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

(1)、The ant was playing when it ran here and there.

A：T

B：F

(2)、The drop of water fell on the ant when it was nearly dying.

A：T

B：F

(3)、The young girl was crying because she wanted to have supper.

A：T

B：F

(4)、The giant would eat the girl if she failed to do the work.

A：T

B：F

(5)、The ant's friends saved the girl's life.

A：T

B：F

You can travel from England to France easily or __________, once you are in Europe.

A、opposite

B、on the contrary

C、vice versa

D、negatively

watch. He saw a watch and liked it so much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it.___1___ the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took ___2___out of the owner's hand and ran out with it. It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out ___3___the street, the young man had already disappeared among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw the young man with the stolen watch in his hand, “Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir？” he said in a low voice, “It's only a hundred dollars.”

“The young man doesn't know I saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went happily back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend ___4___ a look at the watch and started to shout immediately. He said, “You are a fool. This watch is worth only ten dollars. I'm ___5___the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”

1)、A.into

B.sure

C.took

D.While

E.the watch

2)、A.into

B.sure

C.took

D.While

E.the watch

3)、A.into

B.sure

C.took

D.While

E.the watch

4)、A.into

B.sure

C.took

D.While

E.the watch

5)、A.into

B.sure

C.took

D.While

E.the watch

听力原文： My first semester of college was the worst I've been through. I had made plans during the summer to share an apartment with two of my close friends from high school. But before we moved in，problems started developing.

One of the two girls I was to share an apartment with was going to work instead of going to college。 However，a week before we were to move in，she found out that she didn't get the job. She is forced to live at home and look for work. The rest two of us lasted for a month and then agreed that we couldn't make it with the higher monthly rent payments. I started looking around.

I found another apartment and the rent wasn't bad. The place was noisy，but it was the best I could afford for the time. However，one day when I returned，I saw smoke coming from the back of the house. The cottage had caught fire，and my room was a burned mess。I was once more out of a place to stay.

I finally gave up looking around and moved home. I had to drive forty miles to school every day，so I almost spent as much on gas as I would have on lodging. I was very bored I almost lost the will to study. It had been really a bad semester!

(33)

A．To look for two of her close friends.

B．To stay at home and study.

C．To share an apartment with friends.

D．To move out and live alone.

er but could not find any.Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.The ant drank the water, which saved its life.The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying.Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.

“Why are you sad？” asked the ant.

“I'm the prisoner of a giant.”the girl told the ant.“He won't let me go until I've made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”

“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.

“I know,”the girl cried, “and if I haven't finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”

“Don't cry,”the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.

Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

6.The ant was playing when it ran here and there.()

A.T

B.F

7.The drop of water fell on the ant when it was nearly dying.()

A.T

B.F

8.The young girl was crying because she wanted to have supper.()

A.T

B.F

9.The giant would eat the girl if she failed to do the work.()

A.T

B.F

10.The ant's friends saved the girl's life.()

A.T

B.F

arge, fairly out of date, run (经营), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives. Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I was pleased, but if I didn’t, I would not be blamed. I was really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in making a position in the furniture business, I wasn’t too diligent (勤奋) about that either.

One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity (不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers (雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he started dancing about among the carpets and closets working his arms wildly and calling on me to ‘put them up’. I couldn’t put anything up--I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six-inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子), helpless with laughter. Finally he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members’ store for a conciliatory (和解) cup of tea. Several days later, I finally left the store. Thank God!

第46题：The furniture department was run by ________.

[A] the author’s parents

[B] the author’s relatives

[C] some member of a big family

[D] the local government